Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-27

ooul yesterday noon. DR.. Tucker, Dir.
81 munG Andrews, Dr.. Reynolds,
Dr.. W. Andrews, who had
been taking especial charge
u the case decided t. try the effect OF
hypodermic jactiOns Of curare, = pow
rful poison similar to morphine, bur
stronger. DR.. Andrews injected an eighth
# grain under the arm, and the patient
seemed relieved. The motor nerve
Was deadened, which was the
feet intended, and the spssm5
grew less violent. It was soon sitter the
Il ST il fiction had been made thar Her
cid represe ntatiVe accompanied Simon
Wolfsen TO the room where his brother
in law was lying, On the ehird floor over
rhe shop. Up two more fights of stsirs,
through q long, uEfurnished room, barer
and more dismal t5an any barn, ne led
The way TO
THE SICK CHAMBER,
hardly lees dismal and bare. It's only
furniture was sn old stove, 3 table anu a
bed, on which he was tossing q wild
yed gasping wreck. His Only covering
was heavy feather bad, which his VIC
lent coughing almost flung from the bed
Fns cough almost proved the truth Ct tie
saying that the vi tim of hydrophobi4
barks like the dog that bit hiCa. M0ees
Msyerman'S hoarse, CULTURAL, spasmOdlc
cough sounded not little like dogs
bark. The coughing WAS Intermittent
sometimes two or three minutes
passing without spasm-but it was
only change Of torture. MayeTman'e
STRUGGLES GREW SLOWLY WEAKER,
and he fell back from his u,usI position,
raised himself on one elbow Whare he
could breath more easily and lay almost
lIteless. A few minutes sitter four O'Clock
DR.. Tucker entered the room, and, as
he eaW him Mayermsu, with
violent effort, raised hiuseli on his
arm and tried to speak, but his voice
was only capable OF hOarse, inarticulate
cough, and he fell back again. Dr.
Fucker prepared to give another hypo-
Hermic III cti0D, and made it on the leg
below the knee As the instrument Was
inserted Msvermsn's form quivered
slightly, snd as it was Withdrawn he
turned on his side. The coughing ceased
II seemed for e moment that he was
breathing m re freely, but the breathing
became fainter, CLASSY lock stole over
his eyes, and desth came within three
minutes otter tie second Injection, erd
sitter the disease had run JUST thirty-six
hours. Oae symptom the case lacked
thst usually attends cases of rabies wzs
thaf the sufferer was not delirious st any
time.
PECULIARLY SAD.
CHICAGO, ILL, Nov % Bruno Muel-
Ter, head Of the painting firm OF Mueller
& Co. of this city, is suff ring from hydro
phobis, and bis case presents some feat.
ur5s which make it peculiarly interesting
as Well IS sad. In June last Mueller
and his ten-yesr-old son were in q salooo
in the neighborhoOd Of his residence
The boy began PLAYING with small Cur
that hsd strayed into the place. The dog
bit the lad IN the hand, and while at
tempting 10 rescue his son from the sni-
mars attack the father was also bitten
Six weeks lister the boy died, End his
physic ans had no hesi;gncy in pro-
nOunclng the case one of well defined; nv
drophooia. Last Saturday the father WAS
stricken down by the same disease, and
ls to day suffering untold agony -Four
prominent pnysic ans are in attendance
and friends Ct Mueller are coBstsnfly
with him to care for him In his spasms
Mr.. Huell-r realizes his condition, and j.
during his lucid intervals disposing of his
properly.